So You Want to Be a Salesman(1947)
Joe McDoakes begins a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman but can't seem to sell any.
Movie: So You Want to Be a Salesman
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Joe McDoakes
Narrator (voice)
Sales Manager's Assistant (uncredited)
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Sales Manager (uncredited)
Third Customer (uncredited)
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Joe McDoakes begins a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman but can't seem to sell any.
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1947-09-13
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